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Israel/Palestine

aranthus

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14. That was my point. Maybe you intended to repond to someone else.

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #13)

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 09:05 PM

Apr 2012

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I'm not claiming that he was a Nazi because he was in the SS. It was my understanding that he was drafted into the SS, which does not make him a Nazi. But he could have been a Nazi party member who was drafted into the SS (though he has denied that, and I have seen no evidence of it).

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Israelis can be angry with Gunter Grass, but they must listen to him [View all] TomClash Apr 2012 OP

Is something wrong with the one 5 threads below this one? Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #1

When Gideon Levy talks, everyone listens. Well, except in Israel... shira Apr 2012 #2

Sorry I don't monitor DU religiously TomClash Apr 2012 #7

It isn't an issue of monitoring. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #8

Uh, that is monitoring TomClash Apr 2012 #9

Maybe if you are on a phone. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #10

So important it needed to be posted twice! oberliner Apr 2012 #3

You forgot the sarcasm thingy, King_David Apr 2012 #4

Cannot it be taken for granted that NAZI party members Riftaxe Apr 2012 #5

Grass was in the SS. Was he also a party member? n/t aranthus Apr 2012 #6

Grass was in the Waffen SS and was drafted into it in 1944 near the end of the war azurnoir Apr 2012 #13

That was my point. Maybe you intended to repond to someone else. aranthus Apr 2012 #14

apologies if I misunderstood your comment azurnoir Apr 2012 #15

It was a leading question, but in the opposite direction than you thought. aranthus Apr 2012 #16

I'm curious, exactly what do you know about Grass? n/t Bodhi BloodWave Apr 2012 #11

Is Günter Glass a Nazi party member? Do you have proof or were you just 'talking' so to speak? n/t azurnoir Apr 2012 #12